The 1.9 update looks to shake up Minecraft’s combat in a big way, adding weapon-specific special attacks, a stamina-style cooldown delay after each swing – making timing more important – and allowing you to dual wield weaponry.

Grab a sword in your right hand and raise one of Minecraft’s new shields in your left, blocking the special new arrows other players might loose in your direction.

The game’s endgame has also seen a switch-up, with an extended The End and the ability to resurrect the Ender Dragon.

Say goodbye to Herobrine and take a look at all the changes in the full patch notes below:

Added shields

Attacking now has a “cool-down” delay, making it more important to time your attacks

You can now hold items in both hands (default quick key to swap items is ‘F’)